2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 6
Record45–20 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Hayward (6th season)
  • J-Bob Thomas (6th season)
  • Matt Gardner (6th season)
Home stadiumDan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 42 23 0   .646
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 31 26 1   .543
No. 6 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 45 20 0   .692
No. 24 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 10 0   .583 38 25 0   .603
Baylor ‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 37 21 0   .638
TCU ‍‍‍ 10 13 0   .435 33 23 0   .589
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 29 27 0   .518
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8 15 0   .348 27 30 0   .474
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5 19 0   .208 23 31 0   .426
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]


The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by 6th year head coach Tim Tadlock.

Previous season

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The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team finished the regular season with a 42–13 (16–8) record and tied with TCU for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Red Raiders were eliminated from the 2017 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament in game 3 after a 7–12 loss to West Virginia.[2] Tech received a bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, losing to Sam Houston State in games 3 and 4 of the regionals.

Personnel

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Roster

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2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 12 – John Henry Gonzalez (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 14 – Jake McDonald (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 16 – Josh Jung (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 17 – John McMillon (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 21 – Erikson Lanning (LHP) – Junior
  • 23 – Connor Queen (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 28 – Ty Harpenau (RHP) – Junior
  • 29 – Clayton Beeter (RHP) – Freshman
  • 30 – Davis Martin (RHP) – Junior
  • 31 – Caleb Freeman (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 32 – Caleb Kilian (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 33 – Dane Haveman (LHP) – Sophomore
  • 34 – Ryan Shetter (RHP) – Junior
  • 37 – Andrew Davis (RHP) – Sophomore
  • 38 – Nick Candelari (RHP) – Freshman
  • 41 – Dylan Dusek (LHP) – Senior
  • 42 – Richard Gilbert (LHP) – Freshman
  • 45 – Jose Quezada (RHP) – Senior
  • 47 – Steven Gingery (LHP) – Junior
  • 49 – Ryan Sublette (RHP) – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 19 – Clay Koezler – Sophomore
  • 26 – Braxton Fulord – Freshman
  • 35 - Zayne Willems – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Gabe Holt – Freshman
  • 3 – Micheal Davis – Senior
  • 4 – Grant Little – Sophomore
  • 5 – Brian Klein – Sophomore
  • 8 – Kurt Wilson – Freshman
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
  • 15 – Parker Kelley – Freshman
  • 16 – Josh Jung – Sophomore
  • 18 – Zach Rheams – Senior
  • 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Cody Farhat – Junior
  • 7 – Cody Masters – Freshman
  • 9 – Connor Beck – Senior
  • 11 – Cameron Warren – Junior
  • 17 – John McMillonSophomore
  • 20 – KC Simonich – Freshman
 

Schedule and results

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2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball game log:[4] 45–20 (Home 27–6; Away 15–10; Neutral 4–4)
Regular season: 38–15 (Home 22–5; Away 15–10; Neutral 1–0)
Post–season: 7–5
College World Series: 1–2
Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS Ref
June 17 6:00 PM vs. #2 (1) Florida #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 6–3 Shetter (6–0) Singer (12–2) 19,100 45–18 1–0 [63]
June 20 2:30 PM vs. #4 (5) Arkansas #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 4–7 Loseke (4–2) Martin (7–6) 13,637 45–19 1–1 [64]
June 21 7:00 PM vs. #2 (1) Florida #6 (9) TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE 6–9 Leftwich (5–5) Killian (9–3) Byrne (16) 24,806 45–20 1–2 [65]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Texas Tech team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

NCAA tournament

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Lubbock Regional

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June 1, 2018 1:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 101 °F (38 °C), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(4) New Mexico State 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
(1) Texas Tech 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 X 9 11 0
WP: Ryan Shetter (5–0)   LP: Jonathan Groff (11–3)
Attendance: 4,341
June 2, 2018 7:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 89 °F (32 °C), mostly sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) Louisville 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 8 1
(1) Texas Tech 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 X 10 10 2
WP: Caleb Kilian (9–1)   LP: Nick Bennett (8–2)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (3)
Attendance: 4,563
June 3, 2018 6:24 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Texas Tech 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 14 1
(2) Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 6 13 3
WP: Davis Martin (7–5)   LP: Reid Detmers (4–2)
Attendance: 4,628

Lubbock Super Regional

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June 9, 2018 2:05 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 91 °F (33 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Duke 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 8 1
#6 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 X 6 11 0
WP: Jose Quezada (5–2)   LP: Jack Labosky (3–1)   Sv: Ty Harpenau (4)
Attendance: 4,818
June 10, 2018 6:16 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 86 °F (30 °C), mostly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
#6 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0
Duke 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 1 X 11 16 1
WP: Graeme Stinson (5–1)   LP: Caleb Kilian (9–2)
Attendance: 4,818
June 11, 2018 3:04 pm (CDT) at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock, Texas, 96 °F (36 °C), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Duke 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
#6 Texas Tech 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 X 6 13 2
WP: Ty Harpenau (7–2)   LP: Matt Dockman (0–1)
Attendance: 4,474

College World Series

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First round

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June 17, 2018 8:56 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 86 °F (30 °C), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(9) Texas Tech 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 6 12 1
(1) Florida 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 1
WP: Ryan Shetter (6–0)   LP: Brady Singer (12–2)
Attendance: 19,100

Second round

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June 20, 2018 2:30 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 71 °F (22 °C), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(5) Arkansas 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 12 1
(9) Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 0
WP: Barrett Loseke (4–2)   LP: Davis Martin (7–6)
Attendance: 13,637
June 21, 2018 7:05 pm (CDT) at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Florida 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 9 12 2
(9) Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 12 1
WP: Jack Leftwich (5–5)   LP: Caleb Killian (9–3)   Sv: Michael Byrne (16)
Attendance: 24,806

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]3 (1)3 (1)*3 (1)*3597545481011111111115
Baseball America[6]55558111176549101071010105
Collegiate Baseball^[7]554491711121415111619191313666
NCBWA[8]333351085443910141113555

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 3 Tech Drops Heartbreaker In Extras To WVU". Texas Tech Athletics. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Baseball Roster". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll